νύσσω

νύσσω, Att. νύττω, Pass., pf. νένυγμαι Gal. 10.221: aor. 1 ἐνύχθην D.L. 2.109, Gal. 10.390: aor. 2 ἐνύγην [ῠ], 3 sg. opt. νυγείη ib. 401; part. νῠγείς Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.233, Gal. 13.565, App.Anth. 3.129.6 (D.L.):—

• touch with a sharp point, prick, stab, pierce, ἔγχεϊ νύξε Il. 5.579; χείρεσσι . . ἀσπίδα νύσσων 16.704; χθόνα . . ἵπποι νύσσοντες χηλῇσι dinting the earth with their hoofs, Hes. Sc. 62; ἀγκῶνι νύξας having nudged him with the elbow, Od. 14.485, cf. Theoc. 21.50, Plu. Profect. 2.79e, etc.; γνωμιδίῳ γνώμην ν. prick it (and see what is in it), Ar. Nu. 321; λέοντα ν. ‘beard the lion in his den’, Diogenian. 1.52.
• • • 2 metaph., sting, Phld. Lib. p.64 O.; νύξας ὁ λόγος Luc. Herm. 71, cf. Porph. Abst. 1.49.
  • II impinge upon, esp. of sense-impressions, Plot. 4.5.1, 6.6.12:—Pass., Chrysipp. l.c., Alex.Aphr. de An. 130.15.
  • • 2 Pass., of the νεῦρα, suffer lesion (νύγμα I.2), Gal. ll.cc.

νύσσω, att. νύττω, stoßen, stechen, durchbohren ; ξίφεσι, ἔγχεσι u. ä., Il., oft auch schlagen ; χείρεσσι – ἀσπίδα, 16.704 ; χθόνα νύσσειν χηλῇσι, von Pferden, den Boden mit den Hufen schlagen, Hes. Sc. 62 ; ἀγκῶνι νύσσειν, mit dem Ellenbogen anstoßen, um Einen aus dem Schlafe zu wecken od. ihn aufmerksam zu machen, Od. 14.485 ; νύττουσι καὶ φλῶσι τἀντικνήμια, Ar. Plut. 784 ; übertr., γνώμην γνωμιδίῳ, Nub. 320 ; auch in späterer Prosa, ἔνυξαν τὴν χεῖρα, Luc. epist. Saturn. 38, νύξας ὁ λόγος, Hermot. 71 ; Plut. Cleom.37 ; νυσσόμενος τὸ πλεῦρον, Agath. 69 (XI.382); – λέοντα νύσσεις, sprichwörtlich, wie ξυρᾷς, von gefährlichem Unternehmen, Diog. 1.52.

νύσσω

3 sing. aor. νύξε Il. 5.46, Il. 11.96, Il. 12.395, Il. 15.536, Il. 16.404, Il. 23.819, etc.

Pple. νύξας Od. 14.485.

• • 1

    To wound, pierce or strike by a thrust with a pointed weapon, make a thrust at with such a weapon : τὸν ἔγχεϊ νύξε κατὰ δεξιὸν ὦμον Il. 5.46. Cf. Il. 11.96, Il. 15.536, Il. 16.346, Il. 20.397, etc.

    Without expressed object Il. 11.235= Il. 17.48, Il. 13.147 = Il. 15.278= Il. 17.731, Il. 23.819.

    Sim. in mid. of reciprocal action Il. 14.26= Il. 16.637.

  • 2

    App. implying no more than striking with the hand : χείρεσσʼ ἀσπίδα νύσσων Il. 16.704.

  • 3

    To give one a nudge (with the elbow) : ἀγκῶνι νύξας Od. 14.485.

νύσσω , part. νύσσων, -οντες, pass. pres. part. νυσσομένων: prick, pierce (Il. and Od. 14.485.)

νύσσω,

• to touch with a sharp point, to prick, spur, pierce, Il., Hes.; ἀγκῶνι νύξας having nudged him with the elbow, Od.; ν. γνώμην to prick it (and see what is in it), Ar.